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Last year’s Ops Fundraising Challenge raised over £500,000, enough to fund up to 2,500 Life After Stroke Grants. Let’s work together to smash that total in 2016. THE FACTS • Planning for the challenge will take place in January and February 2016 • The challenge kicks off on the 1 March and runs until 31 May 2016 • The last date to bank fundraising is the 31 May 2016 • Last year the Logistics and International Team raised £39,000 before matched giving. The target this year is for everyone in your team to raise at least £2, therefore a team target of around £15,000 • Teams will be competing against each other and the winner will be the team that raises the most money per person. The winner will be announced at an awards event in June • New awards are available for: the most outstanding individual, the most original fundraising idea, the most outstanding local team, and the team that showed the biggest ‘per head’ increase from 2015. LOGISTICS AND INTERNATIONAL TEAM Your guide to the Ops Fundraising Challenge YOUR TEAM FUNDRAISING What’s in • Individual and team fundraising from events held between 1 March and 31 May • Fundraising from free space activities such as runs and skydives, which is banked before 31 May, but take place in the following month (June). What’s out • Funds raised by graduates as part of the Graduate Fundraising Challenge - this is a separate challenge this year • Funds raised from any event or activity which took place before the 1 March 2016 • Funds raised through online sponsorship sites other than Sponsor Me (unless authorised) • Gift Aid will be paid to the Stroke Association but will not count in the team fundraising total - no change from last year. “I’ve seen first-hand the fantastic work the Stroke Association does every day to transform the lives of people – and their families – who have suffered a stroke. The funds Logistics and International raised last year are already making a huge difference to so many people’s lives and I’m so proud of the contribution everyone has made. I know we can match this effort and commitment again this year” Spearheading the Ops challenge in Logistics – Euan McMurdo, Logistics Director Leading your team to fundraising success – Karine Mear, karine.mear@ royalmail.com, 07711 989577 Championing your communications – Philippa Richardson, [email protected], 07753 460 670 Providing direct support from the Stroke Association – Lisa Brown, [email protected], 0207 5661529 For all of your banking and Sponsor Me enquiries – Joanne McKean, Charities Trust, [email protected], 0151 284 1221. Charities Trust, Suite 20-22, Century Building, Tower Street, Liverpool, L3 4BJ For any enquiries about the challenge - Holly Firmin, holly.fi[email protected], 020 7449 8266 or Gary Grange, [email protected], 07711 095410
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Last year’s Ops Fundraising Challenge raised over £500,000, enough to fund up to 2,500 Life After Stroke Grants. Let’s work together to smash that total in 2016.
THE FACTS• Planning for the challenge will take place in January and February 2016
• The challenge kicks off on the 1 March and runs until 31 May 2016
• The last date to bank fundraising is the 31 May 2016
• Last year the Logistics and International Team raised £39,000 before matched giving. The target this year is for everyone in your team to raise at least £2, therefore a team target of around £15,000
• Teams will be competing against each other and the winner will be the team that raises the most money per person. The winner will be announced at an awards event in June
• New awards are available for: the most outstanding individual, the most original fundraising idea, the most outstanding local team, and the team that showed the biggest ‘per head’ increase from 2015.
LOGISTICS ANDINTERNATIONAL TEAM
Your guide to the Ops Fundraising Challenge
Your TEAm
FundrAiSing
What’s in
• Individual and team fundraising from events held between 1 March and 31 May
• Fundraising from free space activities such as runs and skydives, which is banked before 31 May, but take place in the following month (June).
What’s out
• Funds raised by graduates as part of the Graduate Fundraising Challenge - this is a separate challenge this year
• Funds raised from any event or activity which took place before the 1 March 2016
• Funds raised through online sponsorship sites other than Sponsor Me (unless authorised)
• Gift Aid will be paid to the Stroke Association but will not count in the team fundraising total - no change from last year.
“I’ve seen first-hand the fantastic work the Stroke Association does every day to transform the lives of people – and their families – who have suffered a stroke. The funds Logistics and International raised last year are already making a huge difference to so many people’s lives and I’m so proud of the contribution everyone has made. I know we can match this effort and commitment again this year”
Spearheading the Ops challenge in Logistics – Euan McMurdo, Logistics Director
Leading your team to fundraising success – Karine Mear, karine.mear@ royalmail.com, 07711 989577
Championing your communications – Philippa Richardson, [email protected], 07753 460 670
Providing direct support from the Stroke Association – Lisa Brown, [email protected], 0207 5661529
For all of your banking and Sponsor Me enquiries – Joanne McKean, Charities Trust, [email protected], 0151 284 1221. Charities Trust, Suite 20-22, Century Building, Tower Street, Liverpool, L3 4BJ
For any enquiries about the challenge - Holly Firmin, [email protected], 020 7449 8266 or Gary Grange, [email protected], 07711 095410
Please remember that stroke survivors across your region and throughout the UK will directly benefit from every penny your team raises. Have fun as a team and good luck!
BAnKing Your FundrAiSingCash and cheque
1. Paying-in slips can be requested from your team lead, Bob Lawrence, or by contacting Joanne McKean at Charities Trust. See overleaf for contact details.
2. Bank your fundraising at your nearest Post Office branch using an allocated paying-in slip linked to you team total.
3. To secure Gift Aid you must provide evidence to Charities Trust in the form of complete sponsorship forms and the receipt from funds banked at the Post Office. Please see address over the page.
Electronic donations
• To fundraise online, set up a Sponsor Me page and select ‘Royal Mail’ as the organisation you are fundraising on behalf of and ‘Ops Challenge Logs and Int Team’ as the appeal/department. Visit www.sponsorme.co.uk
• To link your fundraising page to the team total please contact Charities Trust.
FundrAiSing SuPPorT• Individuals can apply for a fundraising grant
of up to £200 per person once every funding year to help cover the costs of organising a fundraising activity. Your target fundraising should be at least twice the grant you seek (e.g. £200 target for £100 grant). See www.myroyalmail.com/fundraising-grant-application
• Requests for team fundraising support should be directed to Holly Firmin or Gary Grange. See overleaf for contact details.
rESourCESAccess all of the following resources at www.myroyalmail.com/opschallenge:
• Customisable event posters
• Sponsorship forms
• Details of how to order T-shirts and other fundraising materials
• Fundraising ideas including links to free spaces on sporting events.
KEEPing TrACK• Look out for updates on MRM, the Intranet,
RMtv, weekly updates, Courier and TV screens
• Team fundraising totals will be publicised on TV screens at sites from the week commencing 18 April 2016
• Regular fundraising updates will be sent to team leads and communications managers to enable them to keep track of funds raised online and banked using paying-in slips. All related questions should be directed to Holly Firmin or Gary Grange.
SHArE Your TEAm PLEdgES And PHoToS• A photo and pledge gallery for your team
is accessible at www.myroyalmail.com/opschallenge. Encourage your teams to send in their fundraising pledges and photos from their fundraising activities where they will be uploaded to the online gallery.
• Upload your photos and pledges at www.myroyalmail.com/opschallengeupload
